A major health mission carried in 1996 was

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Q: 47 (IAS/1997)
A major health mission carried in 1996 was

question_subject: 

Current Affairs

question_exam: 

IAS

stats: 

0,23,22,10,8,23,4

keywords: 

{'major health mission': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'pulse polio immunization': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'leprosy': [0, 1, 0, 1], 'oral rehydration therapy': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'pox eradication': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'war': [5, 3, 9, 10]}

The question asks for a major health mission carried out in 1996.

Option 1: War against Leprosy - This is incorrect. While efforts to combat leprosy are ongoing, it didn`t specifically begin in 1996.

Option 2: Small-pox eradication - This is also incorrect. The World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared smallpox eradicated in 1980, so it`s not relevant to the 1996 timeline.

Option 3: Pulse Polio Immunization - This is the correct answer. The Pulse Polio Immunization program was initiated by the government of India in 1995-1996 to eradicate polio in India. This involved mass immunization campaigns several times a year to ensure every child under the age of five was protected.

Option 4: Popularisation of oral rehydration therapy - Incorrect option as the WHO and UNICEF issued a joint statement promoting oral rehydration therapy as early as 1978, long before 1996.

Hence, the correct answer is Option 3: Pulse Polio Immunization.